Why It Matters

High OTD rates signal reliability and efficiency. In sectors like automotive, even a single late delivery can halt production. Procurement teams use OTD to evaluate carriers and enforce service level agreements.

Related Terms & Resources

This term connects most directly to:

• On-Time In-Full (OTIF) — the more complete version of the same idea, adding quantity to timing.
• Carrier Performance Metrics — one of the most common carrier performance metrics.
• Service Level Agreement (SLA) — usually the metric an SLA sets a target against.